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Miss America at anti-bullying forum sponsored by Abercrombie & Fitch

By: Tim Feran

The Columbus Dispatch - December 09, 2013 03:55 PM

The 2014 Miss America, Nina Davuluri, will speak to 200 area high school students at an
anti-bullying symposium Friday morning, Dec. 13, at Abercrombie & Fitch headquarters in
New Albany and, in the afternoon, at Olentangy High School.

The appearances are not open to the public.

The symposium is one of 20 anti-bullying forums that Abercrombie is sponsoring after meeting
with critics who claimed that the teen fashion retailer excludes certain shoppers. The criticism
arose over comments that CEO Michael S. Jeffries made in 2006 that resurfaced earlier this year. He
was addressing why the company does not make women's clothing in any size above “large,” noting the
exclusive nature of its offerings.

Davuluri is the first Miss America winner of Indian descent. After winning the pageant crown
she was the target of online comments that compared her to a terrorist, among other invectives.